A Jimmy Kimmel Live! skit in which a child suggests that the government should "kill everyone…
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The comment blew up in China, Kimmel apologized, ABC's president apologized (twice), and someone started a petition on WhiteHouse.gov asking the White House to shut down the show and formally apologize for it. More than 100,000 people signed the letter, which compared the skit to the "rhetoric used in Nazi Germany."

The Federal government cannot force ABC to remove this show. The First Amendment of the Constitution protects free speech, even if individuals might personally find it offensive or distasteful. It may be upsetting when people say things we might personally disagree with, but the principle of protected free speech is an important part of who we are as a nation.

The letter also directs offended viewers to the FCC Complaints page, which are generally hilarious.